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How to get fromLudington to Mount Rushmoreby car, plane, taxi, car ferry, bus, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Ludington to Mount Rushmore by car, plane, taxi, car ferry, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Traverse City, fly, taxi

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    1. Drive from Ludington to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar car
    2. Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane TVC - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    7h 28m
    $171–548

  2. Car ferry, taxi, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry car ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Manitowoc to Green Bay Transit Centertaxi taxi
    3. Take the bus from Green Bay Transit Center to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    24h 38m
    $479–729

  3. Drive  1,135.3 mi

    1. Drive from Ludington to Mount Rushmorecar car 1,135.3 mi
    20h 5m
    $208–300

  4. Car ferry, drive to Green Bay, fly, taxi

    1. Take the carferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Manitowoc to Green Bay (GRB)car car
    3. Fly from Green Bay (GRB) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane GRB - RAP
    4. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    10h 5m
    $242–727

  5. Drive, car ferry to General Mitchell International Airport, fly, taxi

    1. Drive from Ludington to Muskegoncar car
    2. Take the carferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry car ferry
    3. Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane MKE - RAP
    4. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    10h 1m
    $305–795

  6. Taxi to Muskegon, fly, taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Muskegon (MKG)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane MKG - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    6h 51m
    $287–685

  7. Drive, car ferry, train, bus

    1. Drive from Ludington to Muskegoncar car
    2. Take the carferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry car ferry
    3. Take the train from Milwaukee to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain train
    4. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    24h 59m
    $409–649

  8. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Reed Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Reed City to Grand Rapidsbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    30h 50m
    $416–591

Traverse City (TVC) to Rapid City (RAP) flights

Calendar62Weekly Planes
Duration6h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket$82Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 984.2 mi
  • Duration: 7h 28m

What companies run services between Ludington, MI, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?

There is no direct connection from Ludington to Mount Rushmore. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take the car ferry to Manitowoc, take the taxi to Green Bay Transit Center, take the bus to Minneapolis Bus Station, take the bus to Rapid City, then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore.

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